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I havent been collecting very long and spotted this a little while ago. Is this what you call a die crack ? It kinda looks like a blob of copper on top of the arrows.   Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
Edited by 52Raymo
02/09/2012 2:16 pm
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Hmmm, I'm not an expert on this, but it looks too blobby to be a dies crack, but I don't know much about errors.
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Definitely a die on crack.
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Thanks guys, I've been experimenting with my USB microscope trying to get decent pics and just happened to notice it. It wouldn't come off, lol. It's on one of my skanky pennies....  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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From the glossary:
die crack
A raised, irregular line on a coin, ranging from very fine to very large, some quite irregular. These result when a hairline break occurs in a die.
Note to texfischer:
" ... it looks too blobby to be a die crack ..."
I believe that, as the crack grows in size due to repeated striking, the amount of metal forced onto the design grows proportionately.
Yes, I think that it is a die crack.
Not to be confused with a "die chip", which is not yet listed in the glossary. I'll get to work on a definition right away.
A "die chip" results in a "blob" on a coin.
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Die cracks on coins are cool.
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First:  to the Forum! Second: That is a sweeeeeet die crack!  Third: That is NOT a "skanky penny"!  Edited by Moe145
02/11/2012 5:46 pm
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Thanks Moe....I just call em that if they don't make my album. I've never sold anything before but I put it on ebay just to see what it will go for. Should be interesting. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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I think the bloby part by the middle arrow is a die break.
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On a side note, that is a fabulous cent you have there!
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Thanks Marti, I bought it off ebay for a little over 6 bucks. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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BiggFredd: Definitely a die on crack.  Then a Die on LSD must be a waffle coin  (Yeah I know the waffle isn't from the die itself, but it sure is groovy).  I love die cracks on coins, a lot of times they mean extra money for me if I resell to the right person! My favorite two series have a lot of them, the 2¢ pieces and Morgan dollars, the 2¢ because the dies were used until they literally broke apart and the Morgans due to the number of coins they needed to produce, again using the dies beyond their life expectancy. "Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440Edited by westcoin
02/11/2012 04:05 am
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Wow 6 bucks? Good price for such a crisp coin with great patina.
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It's an experiment by me to see if better pics of the same coin bought on ebay can bring a better price. So far no bids. Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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My luck, somebody will get it for .99 cents....  Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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